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WindsorVA

A town of 2,852, settled in 1902. A typical home worth about $355K.

Population
2,852
+4.6% since 2010
Typical home
$355K
+4.2% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
41.6
years
Jobs based here
1,643
A job hub

What makes Windsor stand out

The 3 things Windsor does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,568 people come to Windsor for work

Where Windsor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Suffolk Suffolk 15% 11% → Chesapeake Chesapeake 11% 9% → Virginia Beach Virginia Beach 9% 9% → Norfolk Norfolk 9% 8% → Newport News Newport News 8% 4% → Hampton Hampton 4% Windsor · 7% stay
1,643jobs based in Windsor
7%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Windsor’s report card

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Windsor. Another town gets a different order.

Housing

A typical Windsor home is worth about $355K

The typical Windsor home is worth about $355,000, up 4.2% in a year, 15% below the Virginia typical home.

$355KZillow home value

Typical home value

Windsor$355K
Virginia$415K
+4.2%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Windsor

Most working residents leave Windsor for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Suffolk (15%), Chesapeake (11%) and Virginia Beach (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Windsor7%
Suffolk15%
Chesapeake11%
Virginia Beach9%
Norfolk9%
23 mi
median commute distance
1,643
jobs based in Windsor
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Windsor’s public schools outperform 80% of Virginia districts

The public schools Windsor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Georgie D. Tyler Middle6–8368B−
Windsor High9–12508B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

5.1% of Windsor is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.1%conserved
5.1%
conserved · 131 of 2,567 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#118
most conserved land in VA
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Robinson Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Windsor has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–53°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–87°
Fall50–72°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns

Windsor reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

BSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Windsor1.7
Virginia2.1
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Windsor6.4
Virginia13.9
U.S.15.5
61st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
79th
percentile among VA towns
5
violent crimes reported in 2025
19
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

Healthier than 47% of U.S. towns

Windsor beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Virginia
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outWindsorVA
More adults with arthritis31.4%26.2%
More adults with COPD7.4%6.2%
More adults who have had a stroke3.9%3.3%
Sentara Obici Hospital
9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
42nd
percentile among VA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Captain Henry Saunders House, Virginia Room, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (moved from VA
Captain Henry Saunders House, Virginia Room, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution (moved from VA · Library of Congress
Windsor’s story

124 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

VAMap-doton-WindsorDarden, Orbit Road (State Route 637)Darden, Kitchen, Orbit Road (State Route 637)
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Landmarks

2 places in Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Windsor

Town in Virginia, United States

Official town website ↗

Windsor is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia, United States. It is located near the crossroads of U.S. routes 460 and 258. As of the 2020 census, Windsor had a population of 2,746.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1902
Population
2,746
Area
4.0 sq mi
Elevation
79 ft
ZIP code
23487
Area code
757

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